Tour of Flanders 2023: Route and start list for the women's race

The Flemish province of Oudenaarde will welcome its biggest sporting event on 2 April as the Tour of Flanders takes over once again.

The women's race will start and finish in the Belgian city, with the riders setting out on a challenging 158km loop of the local climbs.  

Now in its 20th year, the event brings one of the most demanding courses on the women's WorldTour calendar, punctuated by the iconic ascents of the Oude Kwaremont and the Paterberg, which make up the race finale. 

Below, you'll find full details of the course, as well as a list of the riders who will take the start line.

For more information on how to watch the Tour of Flanders, visit our handy guide. 

Tour of Flanders 2023: route

Heading west out of Oudenaarde, the women's peloton will have just 10km to ready themselves before they face the first of 13 hellingen - short, sharp ascents. 

A period of calm should follow as they head north on a loop through the countryside, before crossing back through Oudenaarde and onto an unrelenting series of climbs; among them, the Koppenberg and Taaienberg, two of the event's most famous cobbled kickers. 

With around 17km to go, the race will move into its tried and tested finale. The riders will head up the 2.2km drag of the Oude Kwaremont, before tackling the final climb, the Paterberg, pitched at an eye-watering 13%. 

It was on the latter that Lotte Kopecky broke free last year, together with Annemiek van Vleuten and Marlen Reusser. The Belgian, in her country's national tricolour, went on to sprint to victory on the flat run-in to Oudenaarde, taking her biggest career win to date.

The finale's the same this time round, too, with Kopecky no doubt hoping to repeat her success.  

Tour of Flanders 2023: Provisional start list

Team SD Worx

KOPECKY Lotte
WIEBES Lorena
VOLLERING Demi
MAJERUS Christine
REUSSER Marlen
CECCHINI Elena

Movistar Team

VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek
BIANNIC Aude
GUTIÉRREZ Sheyla
LIPPERT Liane
MACKAIJ Floortje
SIERRA Arlenis

Canyon-Sram Racing

NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna
BOSSUYT Shari
CHABBEY Elise
SKALNIAK-SÓJKA Agnieszka
PALADIN Soraya
VAN DER DUIN Maike 

EF Education-TIBCO-SVB

BÄCKSTEDT Zoe
BORGHESI Letizia
HONSINGER Clara
JACKSON Alison
POIDEVIN Sara
STEPHENS Lauren

Lotto Dstny Ladies

BURLOVÁ Kristýna
DE CLERCQ Katrijn
DOCX Mieke
VAN DE GUCHTE Quinty
VERVLOET Sterre
AINTILA Wilma

FDJ - SUEZ

LUDWIG Cecilie Uttrup
ADEGEEST Loes
BROWN Grace
COPPONI Clara
GUAZZINI Vittoria
VERHULST Gladys

Fenix-Deceuninck

CANT Sanne
KASTELIJN Yara
MARTURANO Greta
SCHREMPF Carina
SCHWEINBERGER Christina

Human Powered Health

CHRISTIE Henrietta
RAAIJMAKERS Marit
MALCOTTI Barbara
PIKULIK Daria
VANDENBULCKE Jesse
WILLIAMS Lily

Israel Premier Tech Roland

BAUR Caroline
BUCH Hannah
DELBAERE Fien
DRONOVA-BALABOLINA Tamara
NGUYỄN Thị Thật
PIRRONE Elena

Liv Racing TeqFind

RAGUSA Katia
DEMEY Valerie
JASKULSKA Marta
TON Quinty
NEUMANOVA Tereza
SMULDERS Silke

Team DSM

GEORGI Pfeiffer
HENGEVELD Daniek
JASTRAB Megan
KOCH Franziska
LABOUS Juliette
UIJEN Elise

Team Jumbo-Visma

VOS Marianne
BEEKHUIS Teuntje
HENDERSON Anna
LABECKI Coryn
SWINKELS Karlijn
VAN AGT Eva

Team Jayco AlUla

ALLEN Jessica
HOWE Georgie
KESSLER Nina
MANLY Alexandra
PATERNOSTER Letizia
ROSEMAN-GANNON Ruby

Trek - Segafredo

BALSAMO Elisa
BRAND Lucinda
BÄCKSTEDT Elynor
LONGO BORGHINI Elisa
SANGUINETI Ilaria
VAN ANROOIJ Shirin

UAE Team ADQ

BASTIANELLI Marta
AMIALIUSIK Alena
BUJAK Eugenia
GASPARRINI Eleonora Camilla
CONSONNI Chiara
PERSICO Silvia

Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 

CONFALONIERI Maria Giulia
BARKER Elinor
BERG EDSETH Marte
KOSTER Anouska
NORMAN LETH Julie
DIDERIKSEN Amalie

CERATIZIT-WNT Pro Cycling

ARZUFFI Alice Maria
ASENCIO Laura
FIDANZA Arianna
LACH Marta
SCHWEINBERGER Kathrin
TEUTENBERG Lea Lin

Lifeplus Wahoo

HARRIS Ella
NOVOLODSKAIA Maria
LAURANCE Typhaine
TACEY April
VIGIE Margaux
VAN DER WOLF Babette 

AG Insurance - Soudal Quick-Step

BOOGAARD Maaike
BORGSTRÖM Julia
GHEKIERE Justine
HENTTALA Lotta
KASPER Romy
MOOLMAN Ashleigh

Cofidis

ALZINI Martina
BERTEAU Victoire
CASTRIQUE Alana
FORTIN Valentine
PILOTE FORTIN Gabrielle
TALBOT Josie

Duolar-Chevalmeire Cycling Team

BRAAM Danique
BEX Nathalie
ERIKSEN Malin
GRÖNDAHL Antonia
MARTINEZ Andrea
VAN DEN STEEN Kelly

Parkhotel Valkenburg 

GERRITSE Femke
NOOIJEN Lieke
VAN ROOIJEN Sofie
VANHOVE Marith
VANPACHTENBEKE Margot 

Proximus-Alphamotorhomes-Doltcini

HOLMSGAARD Trine
KRAHL Judith
SCHOKKAERT Febe
HOFMAN Melissa
VAN HOUTUM Céline
WASMUS Nienke

Zaaf Cycling Team

CORDON-RAGOT Audrey
COLES-LYSTER Maggie
DE FRANCESCO Danielle
DRUMMOND Michaela
SILVESTRI Debora
MEIJERING Mareille